Following the incredible success of Manna from Devon Cooking School's wood fired oven cooking courses at their school in Kingswear, co-owner David Jones has been invited to host guest workshops at broadcaster Kate Humble's farm, Humble by Nature. The 'Cooking on a Wood Fired Oven' courses will take place at Kate's farm located near Monmouth in the beautiful Wye Valley on May 20th, June 10th and September 9th.

During the 'Cooking on a Wood Fired Oven' course, visitors will be taught how to make the very most of cooking using both the farm's brick Pompeii oven and their Esse Firestone oven. Using the freshest of ingredients, including meat reared on Kate's farm, students will learn how to make pizza dough, shape, top and bake pizzas they will also be taught how to roast, griddle, grill and bake. Sweet and savoury delights including a fish stew, stuffed peppers, roast chicken and vegetables and spiced apple empanadas as well as many other taste bud tingling dishes will be taught throughout the one day course. In addition to culinary techniques, David will also cover vital aspects such as siting the oven, wood selection, how to light and heat the fire as well as controlling and measuring temperatures. The one day courses cost £95 per person and run from 10:00am - 4:30pm, lunch and ingredients included.

Commenting on his guest appearance, David Jones says: “We are extremely excited to have the chance to teach the ancient art of cooking with a wood fired oven at Humble by Nature. Our courses are hugely popular at our cooking school in Kingswear, Devon and this is a fantastic opportunity to take them 'on the road' to a new location. It's a real privilege to work alongside Kate, we share a very similar philosophy regarding food, its provenance and sustainable living.” David continues: “We are delighted to be able to add our courses to the brilliant rural skills courses on offer at Humble by Nature.”

David Jones has been teaching the art of wood fired cooking for the past seven years, and has been at the forefront of this trend. David and his wife Holly have co-authored 'Wood Fired Cooking', a recipe book bursting with dishes perfect for wood fired oven cooking.

Humble by Nature is a working farm owned by broadcaster Kate Humble and her husband Ludo Graham. The farm is home to a thriving rural skills centre reconnecting people to the land and teaching animal husbandry, smallholding, food, rural skills and crafts. For further information about the 'Cooking on a Wood Fired Oven' course, please visit www.humblebynature.com.

Manna from Devon Cooking School and B&B was established in 2005 by David and Holly Jones. It is run from their beautiful South Devon Victorian home in Kingswear, overlooking the River Dart. Each class is made up of no more than eight people, allowing for maximum participation. When the course has finished, lunch is served, made up of all the food cooked by you and served with a chilled glass of local wine.

Courses at Manna from Devon Cooking School include 'Cooking with a Wood Fired Oven', 'Family Cooking Days', 'Fabulous Fish', 'Classic Thai Cooking' and 'Mediterranean', all from £149 per person per class. On David and Holly's trip around India in 2013 they picked up an array of recipes and styles of cooking from their travels to the states of Rajasthan and Kerala. They share these experiences, new found knowledge and flavours in their 'Inside North Indian Cooking' and 'Inside South Indian Cooking' courses. In addition, David and Holly have recently explored North America where they widened their already vast knowledge on outdoor cooking techniques. For further information visit www.mannafromdevon.com or call 01803 752 943. You can also follow them on twitter @mannafromdevon.

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“Without wishing to gush, if you are getting a woodburning oven you really should do the ‪Manna from Devon course. In fact, I'd say it's essential.”

Xanthe Clay, July 2015

Notes to editor:

1. Holly Jones studied at Leith's School of Food and Wine and is a chef with twenty years experience. She has written many articles and books, has appeared on UK television, trained chefs from many organisations, run cafés and restaurants and answered questions as resident chef on the BBC's Food website. Holly also served as an army officer for three years.
2. David Jones served as an officer in the Royal Navy followed by a decade as a management consultant. Both careers took him all over the world, which is why he is now happy to have settled and re-trained as a baker and wood fired oven cooking expert.
3. Manna from Devon Cooking School is in Kingswear, South Devon just across the Dart estuary looking over to Dartmouth.
4. Manna from Devon has just refreshed its brand image. The new logo reflects David and Holly's passion, warmth and enthusiasm as well as capturing the essence of their unique enterprise.
5. David and Holly's wood-fired ovens are from Dingley Dell Enterprises.

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